Noun. 1. drainage basin-the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; flood control in the Missouri basin. catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, watershed, basin.
Milkman syndrome. a generalized bone disease marked by multiple transparent stripes of absorption in the long and flat bones. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition.
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food.Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to its young and can reduce the risk of many diseases.Milk contains many other nutrients and the carbohydrate lactose.t is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to its young and can reduce the risk of many diseases.